Totals states: 3
After waking up and having breakfast, I got a relatively early start heading over to Glacier NP in northern Montana. Apparently, I've been there before (so my parents tell me at least), but I was itching to do some good hiking up in the rockies, and I heard Glacier was about as beautiful as it gets. So I left Alta lake not long after 9:00.
The drive from Alta Lake to Glacier NP. I missed the MT sign, and didn't take many pictures in the western MT mountains, because I was having too much fun driving.Mile 348: Grand Coulee Dam - I've been here before (even in my memory!) so I didn't really stop to do anything besides get a couple pictures, man, it is a BIG hunk of concrete!
Grand Coulee Dam PanoramaMile 456: After going through Spokane, I crossed over into Idaho. Yeah. Exciting.
Mile 533: Wait... another exciting one. I crossed the big black line on the ground over into Montana. This was actually some fun driving around here, but I missed the "Welcome to Montana" sign because it was on the top of a twisty mountain pass, and I was behind some huge camper thing. So much for getting the "welcome to" sign for every state I visited.
MIle 715: I finally arrive in Glacier around 6:00pm. The drive was not a big deal at all... I really love this car! I checked in at the ranger station for hike recommendations for the next two days, and got some good suggestions. I headed deep into the park to Avalanche campground (it was named after the creek that comes from avalanche lake, so I wasn't in any imminent danger of being buried under dirt!), set up camp, then went for a quick evening hike.
The hike was to the aforementioned Avalanche Lake, a mere 2.5 miles up the creek. It was an easy, well traveled hike, and it took hardly any time. There were some beautiful waterfalls along the creek and at the lake:
Avalanche Creek
Avalanche Lake. I got here a little too late for good lighting conditions...I got back and went to bed not long after dark so I could get an early start to the hiking the next day (Monday).
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